The Department of Economy, Labor and Employment of the Basque Government will have a budget of 1.338 billion euros next fiscal year, which represents an increase of 5.6% compared to the previous year, with the aim of "deepening social justice", promoting "quality jobs" and "reducing inequality gaps" among Basque citizens.
The vice lehendakari and Minister of Economy, Labor and Employment, Mikel Torres, presented this Monday in the Finance committee of the Basque Parliament the main allocations assigned to his area for next year.
According to what he underscored, these accounts seek to "deepen social cohesion and social justice, with the objective of redistributing wealth", in addition to favoring "quality" jobs. "We must not only look at the number of jobs we are capable of generating, but also at the type of job we are going to be capable of creating. That is, not only a quantitative aspect, but also a qualitative one," he stated.
Along these lines, he insisted that the department "is not content with creating employment", but aspires for "employment to be stable, safe, healthy and with rights, to allow a life project to develop and to reach those who find the most obstacles as well". "Our priority is to protect people, reduce inequalities and broaden opportunities, so that the progress of Euskadi is shared," he emphasized.
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